World of Warcraft Safe Haven & Bad Writing

So far, the story this expansion has been so scattered about that this big moment feels empty. We didn’t get much foreshadowing into Thrall’s need to give up. Need to run away from it all and focus on his family. Saurfang showing up here to recruit him feels more like Blizzard is walking back on its story. The super weak attempt to assassinate the two of them was pathetic and didn’t seem to fit how Sylvanas operates. If she sends in a strike team, they are going to be formidable. Sure, these could have been scouts watching Thrall, to keep an eye on him who acted on a once in a lifetime chance to kill two primary targets, but again, Sylvanas’s minions seem better trained. I can’t fathom that they would break the mission this way.

Next, fuck Thrall. He was always an underwhelming poorly written in-game character whose ideals and ideas never seemed to resonate with the Horde or the story that went with it all. Having him back makes no sense for me. I’m also just tired of having Sylvanas be a shallow villain and the epitome of evil. It’s a waste of a character.

Finally, WTF! Doesn’t anyone, any fucking remember the giant dagger sticking out of the planet? What about Azeroth? The story in BFA has been so all over the place and poorly written that I don’t care